South Centerville, New York

South Centerville is a hamlet in Orange County, in the U.S. state of New York.[1]

History

Variant names were "Centerville" and "South Centreville".[1] A post office called South Centreville was established in 1879, the name was changed to South Centerville in 1893, and the post office closed in 1917.[2] The community was named from its location near the geographical center of Minisink.[3] South Centerville was featured in a 1997 episode of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, consisting of Conan and Andy traveling the town, meeting local residents, and planting a flag with the show's logo.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Centerville
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  3. Eager, Samuel Watkins (1846). An Outline History of Orange County: Together with Local Tradition and Short Biographical Sketches of Early Settlers, Etc. T. E. Henderson. p. 417.
  4. "Conan & Andy's Road Trip To South Centerville". Team Coco.


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